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Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
Claude Monet
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Claude Monet
Age: 86 †
Born: 1840
Born: November 14
Died: 1926
Died: December 5
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I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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I would love to do orange and lemon trees silhouetted against the blue sea, but I cannot find them the way I want them.
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My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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Take clear water with grass waving at the bottom. It's wonderful to look at, but to try to paint it is enough to make one insane.
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